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Heart Disease is the number one cause of death in the US with approximately 700,200 people dying from heart disease each year (30.3% of all deaths). The prevalance rate in the US is approximately 1 in 12 (8.09%) or 22 million people costing almost $260 billion annually.
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Mayo Study Finds That Team Preop Briefing Improves Communication, Reduces Errors
ROCHESTER, Minn. — A short, preoperative team briefing prior to cardiac surgery — where each person on the team speaks — improves communication and reduces errors and costs, according to a pilot study conducted at Mayo Clinic.
Mayo researchers believe this is the first such study to use real-time observations to measure the effect of preoperative briefings on specific disruptions to surgery. Disruptions were categorized as patient-related issues, equipment or resource issues, procedural knowledge issues and miscommunication events. Results from the Mayo Clinic pilot are published online in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. Read Full Report
